Table 1.

Classification of peripheral causes of chronic pelvic pain

Inflammatory, infective	Chronic salpingitis
Inflammatory, noninfective	Endometriosis Vulvodynia with dermatosis
Mechanical	Uterine retroversion Adhesions
Functional	Pelvic congestion Irritable bowel syndrome
Neuropathic	Postsurgical Dysaestheticvulvodynia Vulval vestibulodynia
Musculoskeletal	Pelvic floor myalgia Abdominal and pelvic trigger points Postural muscle strain